TUCSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

José Luis Gomez, Music Director

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MOZART’S JUPITER SYMPHONY José Luis Gomez, conductor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, JupiterBéla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123

Friday, November 6, 2020, 7:30 pmSunday, November 8, 2020, 2:00 pm

Mozart’s last and most ambitious symphony, the Jupiter, is best known for the ecstatic counterpoint of its finale.

MOZART’S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 17 IN G MAJORCarl St. Clair, conductorAlexander Romanovsky, piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life), TrV 90, Op. 40

Friday, December 4, 2020, 7:30 pmSunday, December 6, 2020, 2:00 pm

In Mozart’s G Major Concerto we experience effortless joy, culminating in an overtly operatic finale. Pianist Alexander Romanovsky won the Busoni International Piano Competition at the age of 17.

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BRUCH AND STRAVINSKY Tito Muñoz, conductorSteven Moeckel, violin

Silvestre Revueltas: SensemayaMax Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D MinorIgor Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947)

Friday, October 16, 2020, 7:30 pmSunday, October 18, 2020, 2:00 pm

Petrushka, the second of Stravinsky’s three early, magnificent ballets for Serge Diaghilev and the Ballets Russe, displays the full range of virtuosity and color of Tucson Symphony Orchestra’s musicians.

SEASON OPENING: TCHAIKOVSKY’S FOURTH SYMPHONYJosé Luis Gomez, conductorAmit Peled, cello

Luigi Dallapiccola: A Little Night Music (Piccola musica notturna)Camille Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 36

Friday, September 25, 2020, 7:30 pmSunday, September 27, 2020, 2:00 pm

“Larger-than-life” Israeli-American cellist Amit Peled returns to the Tucson Symphony Orchestra with The Casals Cello for Camille Saint-Saëns’ First Cello Concerto, often considered the greatest concerto for the instrument.

Alexandre Benois Costume for Petrushka

The Mrs. Dorothy Dyer Vanek

Classic Series Eight Concerts in Tucson Music Hallon Friday Evenings or Sunday Afternoons

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SIBELIUS’ FIFTH SYMPHONYJessica Cottis, conductorJoyce Yang, piano

Gabriela Lena Frank: Elegía AndinaJonathan Leshnoff: Piano Concerto (Co-commission)Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82

Friday, March 19, 2021, 7:30 pmSunday, March 21, 2021, 2:00 pm

Joyce Yang, Silver Medalist of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, performed the world premiere of Jonathan Leshnoff’s Piano Concerto in November 2019, a piece that was co-commissioned by the Tucson Symphony Orchestra.

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MAHLER’S FOURTH SYMPHONYJosé Luis Gomez, conductorErin Wall, soprano

Samuel Barber: Second Essay for Orchestra, Op. 17Samuel Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G Minor

Friday, January 22, 2021, 7:30 pmSunday, January 24, 2021, 2:00 pm

Mahler’s Fourth Symphony is perhaps the easiest to enjoy of hissymphonies for the general listener.

RAVEL AND DEBUSSYJosé Luis Gomez, conductorUniversity of Arizona DanceTucson Symphony Chorus, Bruce Chamberlain, director

Gabriel Fauré: PavaneClaude Debussy (arr. Colin Matthews): Symphony in B minorClaude Debussy (arr. André Caplet): Clair de luneMaurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (complete)

Friday, February 19, 2021, 7:30 pmSunday, February 21, 2021, 2:00 pm

Maurice Ravel called his Daphnis, written for Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russe, a choreographic symphony. But its grandeur isn’t just its size; Ravel brought more color and imagination to Daphnis than anything else he wrote for the orchestra.

VIOLIN SHOWPIECESJosé Luis Gomez, conductorNemanja Radulović, violinTucson Symphony Chorus, Bruce Chamberlain, director

Alexander Borodin: Polovstian Dances from Prince IgorErnest Chausson: Poème, Op. 25Maurice Ravel: Tzigane, rapsodie de concert, for Violin and OrchestraLeoš Janáček: SinfoniettaMieczysław Weinberg: Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes

Friday, April 16, 2021, 7:30 pmSunday, April 18, 2021, 2:00 pm

Virtuoso violinist Nemanja Radulović plays two rhapsodic showpieces—the exquisite Poème of Ernest Chausson and Maurice Ravel’s exotic Tzigane.

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VIVALDI’S FOUR SEASONS RECOMPOSEDJosé Luis Gomez, conductorFrancisco Fullana, violin

Recomposed by Max Richter: Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four SeasonsRobert Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Spring

Saturday, March 6, 2021, 2:00 pm and 7:30 pmSunday, March 7, 2021, 2:00 pm

Neo-classic composer Max Richter has freshened Vivaldi’s magnificent musicin what he calls a “conversation.” Listeners have never failed to be enchanted.

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MasterWorks SeriesCARMEN SUITEJosé Luis Gomez, conductorMartin Kuuskmann, bassoon and TSO Artist in ResidenceDario Brignoli, clarinet

Richard Strauss: Duet Concertino for clarinet and bassoon, TrV 293 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat Major, K.191 Rodion Shchedrin: Carmen Suite

Saturday, October 10, 2020, 7:30 pmSunday, October 11, 2020, 2:00 pm

Shchedrin wrote his balletic reimagining of the most famous music from Bizet’s famousopera to help the career of his wife, prima ballerina Maya Plisetskaya of the Bolshoi.

MOZART’S SYMPHONY NO. 40 IN G MINORRoderick Cox, conductorNicole Cabell, soprano

Richard Wagner: Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Saturday, November 21, 2020, 7:30 pm Sunday, November 22, 2020, 2:00 pm

Mozart’s Great G Minor Symphony starts quietly, with an accompaniment pattern, yet its emotional depth captivates audiences. Musicologist-performer Charles Rosen called it “a work of passion, violence, and grief.”

MOZART AND BRAHMSJosé Luis Gomez, conductorClaire Thai, harp Alexander Lipay, flute

Claire Thai: Harp Concerto (World Premiere / TSO Commission) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K. 299Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90

Saturday, January 9, 2021, 2:00 pm and 7:30 pmSunday, January 10, 2021, 2:00 pm

Claire Thai, a 2019 graduate of TSO’s Young Composers Project, is the fourth alum to be commissioned by TSO for a performance on its subscription series. Now a student at the famous Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Ms. Thai has written a concerto for her own instrument, the harp.

AN ORKNEY WEDDING WITH SUNRISEPerry So, conductor

Jean-Philippe Rameau: Overtures & DancesPeter Maxwell Davies: An Orkney Wedding with SunriseCarl Maria von Weber: Overture to Der Freischütz Luciano Berio: Rendering (based on sketches of an unfinished 10th symphony by Schubert)

Saturday, February 6, 2021, 2:00 pm and 7:30 pmSunday, February 7, 2021, 2:00 pm

After delighting Tucson audiences in his 2019 debut, Perry So returns with a program of exquisite delicacies. Since John Williams and the Boston Symphony Orchestra premiered Peter Maxwell Davies’ Orkney Wedding in 1985, it has bowled over listeners.

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CONCERT COMMENTSare sponsored by Fishkind, Bakewell, Maltzman, Hunter and Associates and start one hour before each performance and are complimentary with ticket purchase.

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CONCERT COMMENTS start one hour before each Classic Series performance and are complimentary with ticket purchase.

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DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS WITH TROUPE VERTIGO (CIRQUE)José Luis Gomez, conductor

Saturday, October 24, 2020, 7:30 pmSunday, October 25, 2020, 2:00 pm

Day of the Dead comes to life with acrobatic realizations on stageby Troupe Vertigo—all with Tucson Symphony Orchestra and its music director, José Luis Gomez.

REVOLUTION: THE MUSIC OF THE BEATLESA Symphonic ExperienceWith hundreds of rare and unseen photosBob Bernhardt, conductor

Saturday, January 16, 2021, 7:30 pm Sunday, January 17, 2021, 2:00 pm

The Beatles come to life in Revolution, the new authorized symphonic tribute to the Fab Four, featuring top vocalists and musicians accompaniedby Grammy-winner Jeff Tyzik’s new arrangements, transcribed and arranged from the original master recordings at Abbey Road.

Accompanied by hundreds of rare and unseen photos from the historic, London-based archives of The Beatles’ official fan magazine–The Beatles Book Monthly–along with stunning video and animation, Revolution takes audiences on a magical musical and visual journey of The Beatles. The production features arrangements of over 25 top hits including Ticket to Ride, Penny Lane, All You Need Is Love, Get Back, Here Comes the Sun and Hey Jude.

All music under license from Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Harrisongs LTD. All photos under license from The Beatles Book Photo Library. The show is not endorsed by or connected to Apple Corps or The Beatles.

Tucson Symphony SuperPops! Escape to Four Concerts at Tucson Music Hall on Saturday Evenings or Sunday Afternoons

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GREATEST HITS FROM TV AND FILMStuart Chafetz, conductor

Saturday, February 13, 2021, 7:30 pm Sunday, February 14, 2021, 2:00 pm

Hear the thrilling scores from hit shows and films like Lost, Downton Abbey, X-Files, Game of Thrones, X-Men: The Last Stand, Wonder Woman and Star Trek performed live.

COUNTRY COMES TO TOWNAndy Einhorn, conductor & pianoErica Spyres, vocals & fiddleRyan Vona, vocals, guitar & mandolinBret Shuford, vocals

Saturday, March 13, 2021, 7:30 pm Sunday, March 14, 2021, 2:00 pm

Hear hit songs by Johnny Cash, Shania Twain, The Dixie Chicks, Glen Campbell, Toby Keith, Loretta Lynn and Blake Shelton.

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MÉXICO MÁGICO: Sight and SoundJosé Luis Gomez, conductor

Saturday, November 14, 2020, 4:00 pmSunday, November 15, 2020, 2:00 pmTucson Music Hall

Two presentations from the people who brought us Grand Canyon State in March 2019.

1. Imagine a time, before Columbus, when civilizations built vast empires across the lush jungles and high plateaus of Mexico. Matched to music by Silvestre Revueltas, the early twentieth century Mexican master of film music.

2. Discover the magic of modern Mexico—brimming with diversity, beauty, and a warmth you rarely hear about. Matched to music by Carlos Chávez, Arturo Márquez and José Pablo Moncayo.

HANDEL’S MESSIAH AND BACH’S SECOND BRANDENBURG CONCERTOHallelujah! It’s Messiah timeJosé Luis Gomez, conductorTucson Symphony Chorus

Saturday, December 12, 2020, 4:00 pmSunday, December 13, 2020, 2:00 pmCatalina Foothills High School

Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047George Frideric Handel: Selections from Messiah

Be inspired by the glory of text and music in this cathedral of music.

STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK–In Concert The Entire Film With Music Performed LiveSteven Jarvi, conductor

Thanksgiving weekend:Saturday, November 28, 2020, 4:00 pmSunday, November 29, 2020, 2:00 pm Tucson Music Hall

Tucson Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to perform Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in concert, playing every note of John Williams’ music as the film in its entirety is projected above on a giant screen. In 2018 Tucson Symphony Orchestra performed Star Wars: A New Hope; now Tucson audiences can experience the second film of the original trilogy. The Empire has reassembled, and Darth Vader hunts Luke Skywalker. Han Solo, Princess Leia, R2-D2 and C-3PO add to the excitement of this epic battle, Thanksgiving weekend in Tucson Music Hall.

BEETHOVEN’S NINTH SYMPHONYIn the Week of Beethoven’s 250th BirthdayJosé Luis Gomez, conductor Corinne Winters, sopranoEmily Marvosh, altoRichard Smagur, tenorKelly Markgraf, bassTucson Symphony Chorus

Saturday, December 19, 2020, 4:00 pmSunday, December 20, 2020, 2:00 pm

Ludwig van Beethoven’s last symphony is the crux of Western music. Composers and audi-ences alike have grappled with its legacy to this day; yet anyone can sing its ecstatic finale. Hear it, crackling with energy, in the week of the 250th anniversary of its creator’s birth.

José Luis Gomez conducting the Tucson Symphony Chorus in Messiah, December 2019.

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Symphony SpecialsMéxico Mágico Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Handel’s Messiah and Bach’s First Brandenburg Concerto Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

Great PerformersJose Luis Gomez, music directorTroupe Vertigo Steven Moeckel, violin Joyce Yang, piano

Great MusicMozart’s Jupiter SymphonyRevolution: The Music of the BeatlesVivaldi’s Four Seasons RecomposedRavel’s Daphnis et ChloéTchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony

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